Fan blade cleaning assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning devices for ceiling fan blades do not effectively capture dust and debris during cleaning, allowing it to fall onto the floor.
Innovation Solution
A sleeve with strategically positioned brushes that can be slid onto a ceiling fan blade, coupled with a hose connected to a vacuum source to remove dust and debris, ensuring thorough cleaning of both surfaces without floor contamination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a traditional cleaning device is used to clean ceiling fan blades, then the cleaning action can be performed, but dust and debris fall onto the floor during cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a collection bag as an intermediary component between the cleaning action and the floor. The collection bag receives dust and debris through a collection opening, preventing it from falling onto the floor. This intermediary structure solves the problem of dust contamination while maintaining effective cleaning action.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful effect of dust falling onto the floor into a beneficial outcome by directing it into a collection bag. The dust and debris that would otherwise be a nuisance are now contained and collected in an organized manner, transforming a harmful situation into a controlled and manageable one.
2Reliability
If a sleeve with brushes is used to clean ceiling fan blades, then thorough cleaning of both surfaces is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated device. The sleeve structure houses both the brushes for cleaning and the collection bag for dust containment. By merging the cleaning function and the dust collection function into one device, the patent achieves thorough cleaning without requiring multiple separate tools, thus managing device complexity while improving cleaning reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning device is designed with multi-functionality. The sleeve can be removed and repositioned to clean different blades, and the same device simultaneously performs both cleaning and dust collection functions. This universal design allows one device to handle multiple tasks that would otherwise require separate tools, balancing complexity with thoroughness.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively captures and removes dust and debris from ceiling fan blades during cleaning, preventing them from falling onto the floor and ensuring a clean environment.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum source for capturing dust and debris that is cleaned from the ceiling fan blade
Implementation Method 2
A plurality of brushes is each coupled to the sleeve and each of the brushes is positioned within the sleeve. In this way each of the brushes can clean the ceiling fan blade when the sleeve is slid thereon.
Data Source
AI summary
A fan blade cleaning assembly for cleaning a ceiling fan blade includes a sleeve that is elongated for sliding onto a ceiling fan blade. A plurality of brushes is each coupled to the sleeve and each of the brushes is positioned within the sleeve. In this way each of the brushes can clean the ceiling fan blade when the sleeve is slid thereon. Moreover, the plurality of brushes is strategically positioned to clean a top surface and a bottom surface of the ceiling fan blade. A hose is fluidly coupled to the sleeve and the hose can be fluidly coupled to a vacuum source to facilitate the vacuum source to remove the dust and debris from the sleeve.